RE: Good news! There's an all-new Dacia Duster
Discussion
Good honest car, does exactly what it promises ata fair price. They are all over the place in my rural area, both because of the value of the car and the fact that Renault/Dacia has kept a dealer presence in the area while all other brands make you travel to the nearest city to find a large dealer emporium with no local connections.
croyde said:
lufbramatt said:
yep, they get marked down due to lack of nannying electronics- lane assist etc. Occupant protection is fine.
My 2016 Mustang GT had a rating of 2 or 3. Totally due to the Euro model not having all the aids that the Yank cars got.Bonefish Blues said:
P-Jay said:
croyde said:
I love my MK2 Duster, bought new in '21 for £10500 and have been looking forward to the Bigster.
This looks like a smaller Bigster and I like it but sadly Dacia's have rocketed out of my price range and can longer be seen as a motoring bargain.
Buy my car today and it's over £17000 so lard knows what this new one will cost.
Best bang on a Tune thenThis looks like a smaller Bigster and I like it but sadly Dacia's have rocketed out of my price range and can longer be seen as a motoring bargain.
Buy my car today and it's over £17000 so lard knows what this new one will cost.
I suspect this will jump in price a fair bit now they have to fit all the safety kit (it is legislated now, not just optional for a good E-NCAP score).
Looks like they’ve decided to use cheap plastics to offset some cost, however I suspect they’ll also look cheap, which might be why they’ve moulded a recycled symbol on them so people don’t wonder why they look crap.
Looks like they’ve decided to use cheap plastics to offset some cost, however I suspect they’ll also look cheap, which might be why they’ve moulded a recycled symbol on them so people don’t wonder why they look crap.
Hi there,
Bought my Duster brand new earlier this year, its the 1 litre 3 cylinder turbocharged 2wd version with the manual gearbox. I bought it as a dog wagon, a car for trips to the tip, for family holidays etc and so far it ticks every box.
The engine is a great little powerplant and being the mid range model it has loads of goodies.
Really looking forward to having a look at the new one once it hits dealers.
Regards
Tim
Bought my Duster brand new earlier this year, its the 1 litre 3 cylinder turbocharged 2wd version with the manual gearbox. I bought it as a dog wagon, a car for trips to the tip, for family holidays etc and so far it ticks every box.
The engine is a great little powerplant and being the mid range model it has loads of goodies.
Really looking forward to having a look at the new one once it hits dealers.
Regards
Tim
Not what I was hoping for, but oh well. They've really moved away from the rugged/commercial 4x4 market with ditching of their diesel. Add in the speculated weaker electronic/VC AWD system versus the old mechanical t-case, the complicated hybrid systems, irritating features such as electronic handbrakes & lack of analogue dash.
I imagine they'll sell millions to the commuter/school run crowd, but it's a big step away for commercial users wanting a offroad capable van smaller than a 3.5T pickup.
Question is, do I put my order in on the outgoing model now, or see if they start trying to clear them with good deals next quarter!
Edit: Also getting rid of their old, fantastic, HVAC control knobs to integrate them into the infotainment system? Literally undrivable.
Would like a heated windscreen though...
Editedit: As of today the APR for finance options on the current Duster has gone from 9.9 to 6.9%.
I imagine they'll sell millions to the commuter/school run crowd, but it's a big step away for commercial users wanting a offroad capable van smaller than a 3.5T pickup.
Question is, do I put my order in on the outgoing model now, or see if they start trying to clear them with good deals next quarter!
Edit: Also getting rid of their old, fantastic, HVAC control knobs to integrate them into the infotainment system? Literally undrivable.
Would like a heated windscreen though...
Editedit: As of today the APR for finance options on the current Duster has gone from 9.9 to 6.9%.
Edited by Calite on Wednesday 29th November 22:23
Calite said:
Not what I was hoping for, but oh well. They've really moved away from the rugged/commercial 4x4 market with ditching of their diesel.
I agree, I hire one for a few weeks in Morocco each year and go exploring - it's cheap but incredibly capable for what it is and tough enough to put up with rattling around the edge of the Sahara without issue.I'm not sure I'd be so confident with this latest model, it also looks expensive. I assume Dacia are aiming to do a Skoda - start cheap to gain market share and then slowly move up market to get more profitability.
The current one is perfect for 2 people for low profile travelling in economically challenged countries, for bumpy B- and C-roads, for staying below 110 km/h and for not-soo-light offroading and towing (Diesel 4x4). And of course for being reasonably priced, roughly half of what an otherwise in its basics very comparable Jeep Compass goes for. Not a big fan of the comic book styling of that new one. Of course more of interest for the new one is a better gearbox than the current one, and maybe the option for a moving glass roof. Let's see ...
James6112 said:
Nicolas Lazar said:
The current one is perfect for 2 people for low profile travelling in economically challenged countries, for bumpy B- and C-roads…..
Ideal for the Uk then!
That's why I love mine. So much more comfortable than any of the sportier cars I've owned.
Also why I've chopped in my Ducati for a Triumph Bonneville. Much better to use on our crappy roads.
It does look good, I approve of coloured plastics and recycled materials too.
Losing their simplicity also loses their USP. We'll probably be hanging on to our current one, I doubt we'll be adopters.
A black mark in my book is foisting LPG on us in the entry level models.
A) Rules out the channel tunnel
B) No local LPG stations
C) Currently proving unreliable, Renault garages are unable to fix plus inconvenient.
D) Local mechanic not gas safe registered.
Losing their simplicity also loses their USP. We'll probably be hanging on to our current one, I doubt we'll be adopters.
A black mark in my book is foisting LPG on us in the entry level models.
A) Rules out the channel tunnel
B) No local LPG stations
C) Currently proving unreliable, Renault garages are unable to fix plus inconvenient.
D) Local mechanic not gas safe registered.
Edited by PositronicRay on Thursday 30th November 08:24
So we now need a new 'Dacia' to fill the void that Dacia are pretty much leaving by moving -ever so slightly- upmarket.
Lovely looking thing, and I guess progress means that they were always going to shift to a higher profit model once established, but it's a shame that we're now without a genuinely cheap model.
Lovely looking thing, and I guess progress means that they were always going to shift to a higher profit model once established, but it's a shame that we're now without a genuinely cheap model.
Magikarp said:
A non diesel 4x4? I’ll be having some of that.
Seems like an omission from their range to me. The only model that ever interested me was their 1.5 diesel 4x4. The UK has decided that "diesel is the fuel of beelzebub" however I'm sure Dacia will continue to make and sell plenty in other markets. Nice looking car though and very XC40 as others have said.Calite said:
Edit: Also getting rid of their old, fantastic, HVAC control knobs to integrate them into the infotainment system? Literally undrivable.
(Other stuff snipped).Edited by Calite on Wednesday 29th November 22:23
The HVAC controls can be seen on the row of switches below the central air vents. Yes, not as good as rotary knobs, but not touchscreen operated.
Also, while touchscreen controls are a PITA, ‘literally undriveable’ is pushing it to the extreme…
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